Opening ceremony of Eurovision 2014 in Copenhagen

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Official guests and the 37 conterstants in 2014's Eurovision Song contest have attented the opening ceremony in Copenhagan

COPENHAGEN - The official opening ceremony for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was held Sunday evening at Copenhagen's City Hall with all the representatives from the participating 37 countries in attendance.

The ceremony began with a speech from Copenhagen's mayor, Frank Jensen, and Emmelie de Forest, the 2013 winner of the competition and the first person to arrive on the red carpet.

The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will be held May 6-10.

Turkey is not participating in the contest in protest to a regulation in the scoring system.